Dimitri Drone Joins Firm as a Managing Director in New York
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI), the global investment bank, today announced
that Dimitri Drone has joined the firm as a Managing Director in
Financial Advisory Services as part of a continued build-out of the
firm’s pharmaceutical & life sciences valuation services. Mr. Drone is
based in New York and will advise clients on valuation, financial, and
transaction matters across the spectrum of healthcare and life sciences.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Drone was the global leader of
PwC’s Deals business for the pharmaceutical & life sciences sector.
During his nearly 30-year tenure with PwC, he advised corporate and
private equity clients on the structuring of complex merger &
acquisition transactions, alliances, partnerships and joint ventures, as
well as minority investments to address financial reporting, corporate
finance, and valuation issues. Mr. Drone is a leading advisor to clients
on valuation principles, methodologies, and critical assumptions
employed in various business enterprise, intangible asset, and security
valuation exercises. He has also served clients across the spectrum of
life science industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical
device, diagnostics, generics, consumer, animal health, and contract
research organizations.
“As we continue to assist corporate and financial clients across the
healthcare continuum in increasingly challenging and global
transactions, we are seeking established expertise with leading
companies around the world. Welcoming Dimitri to the Houlihan Lokey team
continues our industry growth strategy and commitment to providing
market-leading valuation and transaction advisory services to
pharmaceutical & life sciences companies and investors,” said Jack
Berka, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Advisory
Services.
“It’s a privilege to join the Houlihan Lokey team with its long-standing
reputation in valuing complex, emerging, and technology-based businesses
and assets. I am looking forward to leveraging my experience serving
multinational corporate clients in a commercial and transaction driven
culture,” said Mr. Drone.
Mr. Drone holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bucknell University and an MBA
in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago’s Booth School
of Business. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Chartered
Financial Analyst®.
About Houlihan Lokey
Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in
mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring,
valuation, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations,
institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United
States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s
commitment to client success across its advisory services. Houlihan
Lokey is ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions, the
No. 1 global restructuring advisor, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness
opinion advisor over the past 20 years, according to Thomson Reuters.
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